A Study on Geriatric Care: With Reference to India and Japan

Abstract

India’s rapidly aging population is creating  a growing demand for geriatric care. Geriatrics is a  specialized branch of medicine that focuses on the  healthcare needs of older adults where as Japan is also  offering Healthcare Services without any restrictions  to its citizens and also to people living there for more  than 3 months. Both countries government has taken  initiatives to increase geriatic care awareness among  people. This paper explores the scope of geriatric  care and also includes initiatives taken by Indian  government and Japan government for the same. It  includes purely a secondary research where data is  collected from various websites.